Bible Verses About Lust

Lust is a powerful theme throughout the Bible. Explore 25+ carefully selected Scripture passages about lust, each with context and meaning to deepen your understanding of God's Word.

Discover 25+ powerful Bible verses about lust. Read Scripture passages with context, meaning, and practical application for your life today.

Top Lust Verses

These are the most well-known and frequently referenced verses about lust:

"Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more."
Ephesians 4:19
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"But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
Matthew 5:28
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"For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world."
1 John 2:16
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"For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry."
1 Peter 4:3
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"not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God;"
1 Thessalonians 4:5
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All Verses

"Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more."
Ephesians 4:19
"But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
Matthew 5:28
"For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world."
1 John 2:16
"For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry."
1 Peter 4:3
"not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God;"
1 Thessalonians 4:5
"For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of sinful human nature, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error."
2 Peter 2:18
"Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry."
Colossians 3:5
"You burn with lust among the oaks and under every spreading tree; you sacrifice your children in the ravines and under the overhanging crags."
Isaiah 57:5
"They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for another man’s wife."
Jeremiah 5:8
"your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution! I have seen your detestable acts on the hills and in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you be unclean?”"
Jeremiah 13:27
"How the gold has lost its luster, the fine gold become dull! The sacred gems are scattered at the head of every street."
Lamentations 4:1
"Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes,"
Proverbs 6:25
"Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones."
Romans 1:26
"In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion."
Romans 1:27
"“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl."
Job 31:1
"You engaged in prostitution with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, and provoked me to anger with your increasing promiscuity."
Ezekiel 16:26
"because they had not obeyed my laws but had rejected my decrees and desecrated my Sabbaths, and their eyes lusted after their fathers’ idols."
Ezekiel 20:24
"“Therefore say to the house of Israel: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did and lust after their vile images?"
Ezekiel 20:30
"“Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors"
Ezekiel 23:5
"She gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after."
Ezekiel 23:7
"She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust upon her."
Ezekiel 23:8
"“Therefore I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians, for whom she lusted."
Ezekiel 23:9
"“Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister."
Ezekiel 23:11
"She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men."
Ezekiel 23:12
"As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea."
Ezekiel 23:16

How to Apply These Lust Verses

Reading Bible verses about lust is just the beginning. Here are practical ways to apply these Scriptures to your daily life:

  1. Memorization: Choose one verse that resonates with you and commit it to memory. Write it on a card and review it daily.
  2. Meditation: Spend 5-10 minutes reflecting on what these verses mean for your specific situation.
  3. Prayer: Use these verses as a foundation for prayer, asking God to help you embody these truths.
  4. Journaling: Write about how these verses apply to challenges or decisions you're facing.
  5. Sharing: Encourage others by sharing these verses with friends who might benefit from them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Bible say about lust?

Lust is a powerful theme throughout the Bible. Explore 25+ carefully selected Scripture passages about lust, each with context and meaning to deepen your understanding of God's Word.

How many Bible verses are about lust?

There are 25+ Bible verses related to lust on this page, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments.

What is the best Bible verse about lust?

One of the most popular Bible verses about lust is Ephesians 4:19: "Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more...."

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